Tony Alamo
Tony Alamo with Tony Alamo World Wide Ministries God’s Life in You: Tony Alamo on the Holy Spirit, Healing, Literature, and the Power to Do God’s Work Ep186 How To Have Gods Life Living In You Part 84 Tony Alamo Opens Part 84 of How to Have God’s Life Living in You In this archival program, identified as program 186 and part 84 of How to Have God’s Life Living in You, Tony Alamo opens by saying he is recording late at night and asks that the Holy Spirit anoint the message. He rejects popular religious claims such as The Da Vinci Code and disputes arguments about the authorship of Revelation, insisting that the Bible is true from Genesis through Revelation. Alamo says God speaks to him, gives him signs, dreams, visions, and direction, and he frames the broadcast as part of his calling to teach and strengthen believers around the world. Prayer for Anointing and the Role of the “Older Christian” Alamo explains that the outward anointing of the Holy Spirit is needed for the service because, in his view, God must be the one speaking through him. He says the Lord instructed him to be an “older Christian” and teacher for believers who need spiritual feeding, encouragement, and strengthening. He then prays that God’s words will come through him and enter the minds, hearts, souls, and spirits of listeners, both those in the church and those outside it. Letter from Edo State, Nigeria The first letter comes from Edo State, Nigeria, from a distributor named Bestman. He writes that after sharing Alamo’s end-time literature, 17 people received Jesus as Savior and 11 people were healed of sickness. Alamo uses the letter to teach that people who distribute the literature share in the same spiritual reward as the preacher because all true believers are one body in Christ. He says that if one part of the body is blessed, the whole body shares in the blessing, and if one part rebels, the whole person is endangered. Literature Distribution as Soul-Winning Work Alamo repeatedly emphasizes that listeners do not have to be preachers, teachers, prophets, or evangelists to serve God. They can be “helpers” by distributing the ministry’s literature, Bibles, The Messiah books, T-shirts, and other materials. He says the literature is winning souls around the world, and that anyone who passes it out can help bring others to salvation. In this sermon, literature distribution again functions as Alamo’s practical example of “sowing seed” into the world. Healing, False Religion, and Signs Following Believers A large section of the program addresses healing and spiritual signs. Alamo says true believers should see signs such as casting out devils, healing the sick, raising the dead, and receiving answers to prayer. He criticizes false religion and religious leaders he believes lack the Spirit of God, especially those connected with Catholicism, the Vatican, or what he views as spiritually powerless ministries. He specifically addresses Benny Hinn, saying he is praying for him to be saved, while also accusing him of promoting Catholicism and failing to bring lasting healing to people who attend his crusades. The Body of Christ and the Spirit of Brotherhood Alamo teaches that believers are the corporate body of Christ because the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit live in them. He says Jesus was once one human body confined to time and space, but after His resurrection and ascension, Christ continues His work through many Spirit-filled human bodies around the world. Alamo connects this to what he calls the Spirit of brotherhood, saying believers become brothers of Christ when the Holy Spirit lives in them. He argues that without the Spirit of God, people cannot do the works of God or truly understand Scripture. Letter from Angola, Louisiana Prison The next major letter comes from Angola, Louisiana, from an incarcerated man named Eric. He thanks Alamo for sending money to help him obtain legal assistance after problems with prison guards. Eric describes earlier uncertainty about God, the death of his father, a near-death experience after guards allegedly attacked him with gas and medication, and how his encounter with Alamo’s ministry convinced him that God exists. Alamo responds by connecting Eric’s situation with his own experience of imprisonment and persecution, saying that experience helped him recognize distress in others. Letter from Ghana and Witnessing in Montana Another short letter comes from Accra, Ghana, from Emmanuel, a 22-year-old who says he stopped womanizing after reading and praying with Alamo’s newsletters and asks for a Bible so he can go to church. The program also includes a witnessing report from Billings, Montana, where Alamo’s workers distributed literature outside a Benny Hinn crusade. The report says many people leaving the event were disappointed because they had not been healed, but were receptive to Alamo’s literature and messages. Taking Healing and Receiving What God Has Provided In response to the Montana report, Alamo explains his view that healing has already been provided through Christ and must be received by faith. He compares healing to a glass of water sitting in front of a thirsty person, saying it is useless to keep asking for water while refusing to drink what has already been given. He urges listeners to “take” salvation, healing, prosperity, and the other mercies of God by believing the Word and keeping God’s commandments. Love, Consecration, and Living Beyond the Natural Near the end, Alamo returns to the teaching from 2 Corinthians 5:14–15 and Romans 12:1, saying that the love of Christ is like rushing waters that compel believers to consecrate themselves to God. He teaches that natural human strength is not enough; people need the “super” added to the natural through the Holy Spirit. He says believers can then live as living sacrifices, serve God, and do all things through Christ living in them. Salvation Prayer and Program Information Alamo closes by leading listeners in a salvation prayer, asking Jesus to forgive sins, wash them away in His blood, enter the heart, and save the soul. He encourages new believers to keep reading the Word so their minds can be renewed and filled with the mind of Christ. Sharon then gives instructions for requesting program 186, either as an audio tape or CD, and Alamo announces that the next broadcast will continue with part 85 of How to Have God’s Life Living in You. He ends by urging listeners to stay consecrated, belong fully to God, and shun the world.
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